M5.8 earthquake 132 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 132 km S of Tomohon, Indonesia on Thu, Jul 24, 2003, 6:23 PM GMT+8 (10:23 UTC), 73 km (45 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Mwb, body-wave moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-24 10:23:21 UTC
- Depth
- 73.2 km (45.5 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 0.136° N, 124.580° E
- Region
- Indonesia
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | Mwb, body-wave moment | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.77 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.8 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000c37v. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 96°, dip 54°, rake 20°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 354°, dip 74°, rake 142°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Station coverage gap
- 38°
- Stations used
- 204
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.548 km SSW of Tomohon, Indonesia · 8447 days ago · 129 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.7156 km S of Tondano, Indonesia · 8442 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 5.1183 km ESE of Gorontalo, Indonesia · 8424 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c37v (also filed as gcmtb072403c, gcmt20030724102321, iscgem7005087). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.